Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Family Pieridae (Whites and Sulphurs)

Subfamily: Dismorphiinae (Mimic-Whites)

Pseudopieris nehemia Clean Mimic-White (Boisduval, 1836)
Dismorphia spio Hispaniolan Mimic-White (Godart, 1819)
Dismorphia amphione Tiger Mimic-White (Cramer, [1779])
Dismorphia crisia Crisia Mimic-White (Drury, [1782])
Dismorphia zaela oreas Zaela Mimic-White (Salvin, 1871)
Dismorphia zathoe pallidula Zathoe Mimic-White A. Butler & H. Druce, 1874
Enantia albania Costa-spotted Mimic-White (H.W. Bates, 1864)
Enantia mazai De la Maza's Mimic-White Llorente, 1984
Enantia jethyis Jethys Mimic-White (Boisduval, 1836)
Lieinix nemesis Frosted Mimic-White (Latreille, [1813])

Subfamily: Pierinae (Whites)

Anthocharis cethura Desert Orangetip C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865
Anthocharis sara Pacific Orangetip Lucas, 1852
Anthocharis stella Stella Orangetip W.H. Edwards, 1879
Anthocharis julia Southern Rocky Mountain Orangetip W.H. Edwards, 1872
Anthocharis thoosa Southwestern Orangetip (Scudder, 1878)
Anthocharis midea Falcate Orangetip (Hübner, [1809])
Anthocharis lanceolata Gray Marble Lucas, 1852
Euchloe naina Green Marble Kozhanchikov, 1923
Euchloe ausonides Large Marble (Lucas, 1852)
Euchloe olympia Olympia Marble (W.H. Edwards, 1871)
Euchloe guaymasensis Sonoran Marble Opler, 1987
Euchloe lotta Desert Marble Beutenmüller, 1898
Euchloe hyantis California Marble (W.H. Edwards, 1871)
Euchloe creusa Northern Marble (Doubleday, [1847])
Hesperocharis costaricensis Costa Rican White Bates, 1866
Hesperocharis graphites Marbled White H. Bates, 1864
Appias drusilla Florida White (Cramer, 1777)
Leodonta tellane Tellane White (Hewitson, 1860)
Glutophrissa punctifera Antillean White (d'Almeida, 1939)
Melete lycimnia Common Melwhite (Cramer, 1777)
Melete polyhymnia Golden Melwhite (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865)
Melete salacia Black-striped White (Godart, 1819)
Neophasia menapia Pine White (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1859)
Neophasia terlooii Chiricahua White Behr, 1869
Catasticta flisa Narrow-banded Dartwhite (Herrich-Schäffer, [1858])
Catasticta hegemon hegemon Frosted Dartwhite Godman & Salvin, 1889
Catasticta nimbice Mexican Dartwhite (Boisduval, 1836)
Catasticta teutila Pure-banded Dartwhite
Catasticta sisamnus Whitened Dartwhite (Fabricius, 1793)
Pereute charops Darkened White (Boisduval, 1836)
Pereute cheops Pancosta Surprising-White or Dark White Staudinger, 1884
Archonias brassolis Cattleheart White (Fabricius, 1776)
Perrhybris lypera septentrionalis Yellow-banded White Röber, 1928
Perrhybris pamela Dimorphic White (Stoll, 1780)
Pieriballia viardi Viardi White (Boisduval, 1836)
Itaballia demophile Cross-barred White (Linnaeus, 1763)
Leptophobia caesia tenuicornis Bluish White A. Butler & H. Druce, 1872
Leptophobia aripa Mountain White (Boisduval, 1836)
Leptophobia eleusis Eleusis White (Lucas, 1852)
Pieris angelika Arctic White Eitschberger, 1983
Pieris marginalis Margined White Scudder, 1861
Pieris oleracea Mustard White Harris, 1829
Pieris virginiensis West Virginia White (W.H. Edwards, 1870)
Pieris rapae Cabbage White (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pieris brassicae Large White (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pontia beckerii Becker's White (W.H. Edwards, 1871)
Pontia protodice Checkered White (Boisduval & Leconte, [1830])
Pontia occidentalis Western White (Reakirt, 1866)
Pontia sisymbrii Spring White (Boisduval, 1852)
Ascia monuste Great Southern White (Linnaeus, 1764)
Ganyra howarthi Howarth's White (Dixey, 1915)
Ganyra josephina Giant White (Godart, 1819)
Ganyra phaloe limona Godart's White (Schaus, 1913)

Subfamily: Coliadinae (Sulphurs)

Kricogonia lyside Lyside Sulphur (Godart, 1819)
Kricogonia cabrerai Cuban Sulphur Ramsden, 1920
Colias philodice Clouded Sulphur Godart, 1819
Colias eurytheme Orange Sulphur Boisduval, 1852
Colias occidentalis Western Sulphur Scudder, 1862
Colias christina Christina Sulphur W.H. Edwards, 1863
Colias alexandra Queen Alexandra's Sulphur W.H. Edwards, 1863
Colias harfordii Harford's Sulphur Hy. Edwards, 1877
Colias meadii Mead's Sulphur W.H. Edwards, 1871
Colias hecla Hecla Sulphur Lefèbvre, 1836
Colias canadensis Canadian Sulphur Ferris, 1982
Colias tyche Booth's Sulphur Böber, 1812
Colias nastes Labrador Sulphur (Boisduval, 1832)
Colias scudderi Scudder's Sulphur Reakirt, 1865
Colias gigantea Giant Sulphur Strecker, 1900
Colias pelidne Pelidne Sulphur Boisduval & Leconte, [1830]
Colias interior Pink-edged Sulphur Scudder, 1862
Colias palaeno Palaeno Sulphur W.H. Edwards, 1872
Colias behrii Sierra Sulphur W.H. Edwards, 1866
Zerene cesonia Southern Dogface (Stoll, 1790)
Zerene eurydice California Dogface (Boisduval, 1855)
Anteos maerula Yellow Angled-Sulphur (Fabricius, 1775)
Anteos clorinde White Angled-Sulphur (Godart, [1824])
Phoebis sennae Cloudless Sulphur (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phoebis argante Apricot Sulphur (Fabricius, 1775)
Phoebis agarithe Large Orange Sulphur (Boisduval, 1836)
Phoebis philea Orange-barred Sulphur (Linnaeus, 1763)
Phoebis neocypris Tailed Sulphur (Hübner, [1823])
Aphrissa statira Statira Sulphur (Cramer, 1777)
Aphrissa neleis Pink-spot Sulphur (Boisduval, 1836)
Aphrissa orbis Orbed Sulphur (Poey, 1832)
Eurema daira Barred Yellow (Godart, 1819)
Eurema elathea elathea Banded Yellow (Cramer, 1777)
Eurema priddyi Priddy's Yellow (Lathy, 1898)
Eurema boisduvaliana Boisduval's Yellow (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865)
Eurema mexicana Mexican Yellow (Boisduval, 1836)
Eurema salome Salome Yellow (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861)
Eurema xantochlora xantochlora Tropical Yellow (Kollar, 1850)
Eurema albula Ghost Yellow (Cramer, 1775)
Pyrisitia proterpia Tailed Orange (Fabricius, 1775)
Pyrisitia lisa Little Yellow (Boisduval & Leconte, [1830])
Pyrisitia venusta Pale Yellow (Boisduval, 1836)
Pyrisitia nise Mimosa Yellow (Cramer, 1775)
Pyrisitia dina Dina Yellow (Poey, 1832)
Pyrisitia leuce Leuce Yellow (Boisduval, 1836)
Pyrisitia portoricensis Puerto Rican Yellow (Dewitz, 1877)
Pyrisitia messalina Shy Yellow (Fabricius, 1787)
Abaeis nicippe Sleepy Orange (Cramer, 1779)
Nathalis iole Dainty Sulphur Boisduval, 1836

Photographs of Pieridae

Southern Dogface
Zerene cesonia
Pine White
Neophasia menapia
Mimosa Yellow
Pyrisitia nise
Becker's White
Pontia beckerii
Salome Yellow
Eurema salome
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
Olympia Marble
Euchloe olympia
West Virginia White
Pieris virginiensis
Southern Dogface
Zerene cesonia
Falcate Orangetip
Anthocharis midea
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole